An Epidemiological Study of Tobacco and Arecanut use in Rural Area of Western India

Krushna A Thakkar; Anukool H Pateria; Milind Naphade; Ujwala Naphade; Swapnil Dahapute; Pooja Wankhade

Users Online: 108

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Year : 2016 | Volume : 8 | Issue : 5 | Page : 591-594

An Epidemiological Study of Tobacco and Arecanut use in Rural Area of Western India

Krushna A Thakkar¹, Anukool H Pateria², Milind Naphade³, Ujwala Naphade⁴, Swapnil Dahapute⁵, Pooja Wankhade⁶
¹ Reader, Department of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis & Radiology, VYWS Dental College, Amravati, Maharashtra, India
² Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, VYWS Dental College, Amravati, Maharashtra, India
³ Professor and Head, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, VYWS Dental College, Amravati, Maharashtra, India
⁴ Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, VYWS Dental College, Amravati, Maharashtra, India
⁵ Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, VYWS Dental College, Amravati, Maharashtra, India
⁶ Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis & Radiology, VYWS Dental College, Amravati, Maharashtra, India

Correspondence Address:
Krushna A Thakkar
Department of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis & Radiology, VYWS Dental College, Amravati, Maharashtra, India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

Check

Background: A descriptive cross-sectional epidemiological survey was conducted to assess the "tobacco and arecanut use in rural area of western India." The aim of the study was to determine and compare the prevalence of tobacco and arecanut use in rural area of western India. Materials and Methods: In the present study, Waghodia taluka was equally divided into four regions. From each region, two grampanchayats were selected with the simple random technique in which lottery method was used. The total of eight grampanchayats constituted the part of our study. The totals of 25 villages coming under the jurisdiction of these grampanchayats were part of the study. Data were collected by conducting house to house survey then entered into the pretested proforma and statistical analysis was done using SPSS software and Chi-square test. Results: 37.7% participants were having tobacco and areca nut related habits. The male participants dominated in having the habits. The maximum number of habitual participants were from the age group of 35-39 years. The prevalence of tobacco and areca nut use was high in illiterate and poor economic groups. The most common habit prevalent was tobacco consumption in various forms. In participants having tobacco consumption, the prevalence of habit of tobacco smoking was high. In participants having habit of consumption of smokeless tobacco, the most prevalent habit was the use of tobacco quid and snuff. Among various forms of areca nut chewing habit, gutkha chewing was the most commonly used form. Conclusion: Tobacco and arecanut use were alarmingly high in rural area of western India.

[PDF]*

Table of Contents

Similar in PUBMED

Search Pubmed for

Search in Google Scholar for

Related articles

Citation Manager

Access Statistics

Reader Comments

Email Alert *

Add to My List *

* Requires registration (Free)

Article Access Statistics

Viewed	1932

Printed	30

Emailed	0

PDF Downloaded	104

Comments	[Add]